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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4061 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Core i3-2120
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 43% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-2120 - 86 vs 60 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - £84.00 vs £152.86
- Up to 62% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-2120 - £0.98 vs £2.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel i3-2120 Sandybridge Core i3 Dual-Core Processor ? 3.30GHz, 3MB Cache, Socket 1155, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
86
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i3-2120 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
1 FPS
£799.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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10 FPS
£83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
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1 FPS
£1099.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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1 FPS
£729.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£729.99
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3 FPS
£476.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£152.86
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£152.86
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£152.86
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£152.86
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£238.62
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£152.86
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£152.86
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